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megatheroids

megatheroids is the plural of megatheroid.

Meaning of megatheroid

Noun

megatheroid (plural megatheroids)

  1. One of a family of extinct edentates found in America, including the megatherium and the megalonyx, among others.
    • The more striking phenomena first and most strongly impress the mind, which contrasts for example, the great Cave-Bears of Europe with the actual Brown Bear, the Megatheroids of South America with the small existing sloths, and the gigantic Glyptodons with the Armadillos.1851 June 11, The Geelong Advertiser, Victoria, page 1, column 2

Questions about megatheroids

What is megatheroids the plural of?
Megatheroids is the plural of megatheroid.

Words near megatheroids in the dictionary

  1. megatherm
  2. megathermal
  3. megathermic
  4. megatherms
  5. megatheroid
  6. megatheroids
  7. megatheropod
  8. megatheropods
  9. megathread
  10. megathreads
  11. megathrombocyte

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